Posted by AlterEgo on 03/26/07 23:10

Shane,

If you have access to the database from your workstation (and it seems as
though you do), you can create a batch file using osql and schedule it to
run nightly (or more often) using Windows scheduled tasks.

osql -S servername -U userid -P password -q "update Customer set
accountStatus = 0 where accountExpiryDate < CURRENT_TIMESTAMP and
isnull(accountStatus,1) = 1"

-- Bill

<shane.taylor81@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1174949088.848194.24550@r56g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> Consider the following table
>
> Customer
> custId char(10)
> accountExpiryDate datetime
> accountStatus bit
>
> Now, I want to update the accountStatus to False as soon as the
> current date becomes accountExpiryDate.
>
> I think it can be done using "SQL Agent" but my webhost doesnt provide
> me access to that. I have access only to the Query Analyzer.
>
> Thanks
> Shane
>

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